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VIDEO GALLERY

THE RIO GRANDE: AN INTERNATIONAL RIVER (7 min 7 sec)

The Rio Grande forms over 1,200 miles of international boundary between the United States and Mexico, presenting unique challenges to river management. Video by Elizabeth Verdecchia. Narration by Sally Spener; translation by Hayley Goodstein. International Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. Section, May 2012.
Direct link to Vimeo video: http://vimeo.com/42454316

WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT WATER QUALITY IN THE RIO GRANDE BASIN? (3 min 57 sec)

What's the big deal about water quality? In the Rio Grande, water quality IS a big deal, and this video explains why. This video was created to be part of a an interactive outreach kiosk on the Rio Grande Watershed in El Paso, Texas. March 2012. Video by Elizabeth Verdecchia.
Direct link to Vimeo video: http://vimeo.com/39215832

This video explains how the City of Laredo Health Department Laboratory analyzes E. coli and fecal coliform bacteria samples collected from the Rio Grande in the Laredo area in order to determine whether the river is meeting contact recreation standards in Texas. Video by Elizabeth Verdecchia and Leslie Grijalva.
Direct link to You Tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXFJYssaeDA
Direct link to Vimeo video: http://vimeo.com/35959995

DAMS OF THE RIO GRANDE (8 min 35 sec)

Take a journey through 1,400 miles of the Rio Grande and visit over a dozen of its dams from Elephant Butte Dam in New Mexico down to Retamal Dam in Cameron County, Texas. Video by Elizabeth Verdecchia.
Direct link to Vimeo video: http://vimeo.com/36513138

MUSSELS OF THE RIO GRANDE (2 min 41 sec)

Here are some examples of freshwater mussels from the Rio Grande! Tom Miller from Laredo Community College's Lamar Bruni Vergara Environmental Science Center discusses freshwater mussels from the Rio Grande in the Laredo area during a kayak trip. Video by Elizabeth Verdecchia.
Direct link to Vimeo video: http://vimeo.com/36527851

UPPER PECOS RIVER AQUATIC LIFE MONITORING, January 2011 and December 2010. (9 min 4 sec)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and the International Boundary and Water Commission's Texas Clean Rivers Program collaborated on aquatic life monitoring in the Upper Pecos River in Texas in December 2010 and January 2011. Video by Elizabeth Verdecchia
Direct link to You Tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYZNyoCt65s
Direct link to Vimeo video: http://vimeo.com/32554362

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE IN TEXAS - 250 MILES FROM AMISTAD TO FALCON (3 min 48 sec)

Journey through about 250 miles of the Rio Grande in Texas - see Amistad International Reservoir, Amistad Dam, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Apache Ranch, Laredo, and Falcon Reservoir. Get to know the water quality monitoring activities that are conducted in the Rio Grande by the International Boundary and Water Commission's Texas Clean Rivers Program. Is there a bacteria problem in this stretch of river? View this video to find out... Video by Elizabeth Verdecchia.
Direct link to You Tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q6AVum0Qt0
Direct link to Vimeo video: http://vimeo.com/32547744

VOLUNTEERS KEEP THE RIO GRANDE LITTER-FREE! ( 2 min 52 sec)

A tribute to all the volunteers who help keep the Rio Grande litter-free, including participants of the IBWC Adopt-a-River Program and those who have helped IBWC Texas Clean Rivers Program with river cleanups. ibwc.gov/CRP/adoptariver.htm. Video by Elizabeth Verdecchia.
Direct link to Vimeo video:http://vimeo.com/32541076

RIO GRANDE CLEANUP IN EL PASO (1 minute)

River cleanup in El Paso's Upper Valley near Borderland Bridge with students from University of Texas at El Paso and El Paso Community College (EPCC), January 2010. EPCC currently adopts this section of the river through IBWC's Adopt-a-River Program. Video by Kati Carberry.
Direct link to Vimeo video: http://vimeo.com/32537860

BROWNSVILLE BACTERIA STUDY IN THE RIO GRANDE (3 min 4 sec)

The International Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. Section, Texas Clean Rivers Program conducted a bacteria special study in the Rio Grande near Brownsville, Texas, in 2010 in coordination with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the University of Texas at Brownsville. The study was to determine possible sources of contamination that are causing elevated levels of bacteria in the Rio Grande which have led to the stretch of the Rio Grande in Brownsville to be designated as impaired for contact recreation. Our study found that bacteria levels have actually been improving, likely due to major local wastewater infrastructure improvement projects funded by NADBank. A final report of the study is available on our Studies webpage at ibwc.gov/CRP/studies.htm.
Video by Kati Carberry. Direct link to Vimeo video: http://vimeo.com/32535444